Leafs sign Ramo to PTO; Lamoriello says there’s no plan yet for 30-year-old goaltender
TORONTO — The Toronto Maple Leafs have signed Karri Ramo to a professional tryout, but general manager Lou Lamoriello insists that there is no plan right now for the 30-year-old goaltender.
Ramo has been cleared to medically return from a left knee injury (torn ACL and meniscus) and will play later this week for the Toronto Marlies, the Leafs’ AHL affiliate. The decision would appear to set the stage for Ramo to replace Jhonas Enroth as the Leafs backup goaltender, but Lamoriello said that’s not the case.
“There is no plan right now. In other words, we don’t know where (Ramo is) at,” Lamoriello told the Canadian Press in an interview on Tuesday afternoon. “He hasn’t played in a while. We’ll keep every option open. We wouldn’t be doing our job if we didn’t keep every option open, but there is no plan in place…”
Enroth cleared waivers on Tuesday afternoon, but Lamoriello said Ramo’s signing was unrelated.